Mark Priest

Professor

109A Schneider Hall

502-852-1016

mark.priest@louisville.edu

About

Professor Priest's focus over the past thirteen years has been on Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, the early life of Frederick Douglass, Slavery in Maryland and Freedom Seekers. He started his current research by following the probable routes on which Tubman took passengers to freedom. Many events were recounted by noted historians, genealogists and descendants while he traveled through, Maryland, Delaware, New York, and Canada; retracing the steps of many who went before him on these routes to freedom. The wealth of personal experiences and detailed information obtained is the foundation of these narrative bodies of work. Large and small-scaled dramatic compositions full of vibrant color, strong mark-making and powerful use of light portray the intensity of each moment. In an ever-changing era these artworks are the chronicles of an almost silent part of history. www.markapriest.org